THE banter is flying around the offices, the Red half of the city are getting nervous – there must be a Merseyside derby coming!

The Blues must come out on the attack and they can certainly win the derby on Saturday.

It is a test for us, but one which we can certainly overcome to continue our run for a European place again this season. We have to compete in midfield and a few early tackles flying in will set the tempo.

Steven Pienaar and Marouane Fellaini are the key men; if they can control the midfield then the Blues have a great chance. Tim Cahill is also a danger man; he is back to his best now and managing to chip in with some goals too. He loves scoring in the derby too and can be the match-winner.

Let’s hope the Blue half of the city are smiling on Saturday night; let’s get stuck in and win, boys!

COLE FRASER, Litherland

IT’S a bonus to be heading into the derby having finally left our poor early-season form behind us; though I'm sure those loveable neighbours of ours will argue that they've done the same. (We know they haven't really!).

I'd like to see David Moyes keeping faith in the same XI that won at Wigan, although I'd be happy to see either Distin, if available, or Senderos partner Heitinga at the back.

Moyes has to resist the temptation to rush Arteta back into the fold. Everybody wants their best players to play in the big games but Mikel isn't ready to be thrown into the heart of the action just yet. We're playing with a winning formula at the moment and I don't think Liverpool offer enough threat to give us any reason to try to change anything around. Having a winning mentality could be the key to us reclaiming the bragging rights.

MIKE WILLIAMSON, Chester

THE gritty win over Wigan confirmed that the Everton of last season are definitely back and it is noticeable that our upturn in recent weeks has come at the same time as Tim Cahill’s form has improved.

He is a True Blue who never gives less than 100% and I despair at the sound of so-called ‘fans’ giving him stick recently.

Turning to the derby game, I think our biggest selection problem is in attack.

Saha looks like he wants to be elsewhere but his sheer ability to turn a game in a second must mean that he starts, preferably with Cahill playing behind him in that roaming role he is so effective in.

Arteta will hopefully feature from the bench but the key to the game for me will be the impact of Fellaini. If he can hit the heights of recent weeks and keep his composure then we have a good chance of redressing the robbery at Goodison earlier in the season and helping other teams get that coveted fourth spot!

DEBBIE SMAJE, Up Holland

I HATE derby week.

Far too much pressure and far too much at stake to enjoy anything about the build-up to Saturday’s game! It is far too long since we won at Anfield, but despite the fact Liverpool’s results have improved lately, so have ours. We may not have played well in the last two games, but we did win them and kept two clean sheets to keep our momentum going.

The two performances against Arsenal and City have inspired confidence though as they were both games where we have lifted our performances for matches against stronger opposition, something we will need to do again on Saturday.

Last season’s league meeting was the first time in years I have seen Everton go away to Liverpool and approach the game like we were better than them.